George C. Tiao, a giant of modern statistics and beloved leader of the international statistical community, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Chicago on April 25, 2026, at the age of 92.
NASA
September Issue of Significance Focuses on Statistics, Space
The September issue turns to the heavens with a focus on statistics and space, from the Challenger disaster to safe spacesuits.
Panelists Take on Bridging Gap from Data to Climate Actions
The ASA’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy sponsored the invited panel titled “From Data to Climate Actions” at the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings. The climate expert panelists discussed data, information, scientific and policy communications, and climate actions.
Millennia Young
Millennia Young’s favorite subject while growing up was math. She loved solving problems and knowing she had the correct answer, even if the answer was “does not exist.” After high school, she went on to study applied mathematics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and it was there she was introduced to statistics. “Although both disciplines use math to model what is happening in the world,” she wrote, “statistics provided unique insights.” Before she started her PhD, she had two children, and by the time she defended, she had three. Although she struggled, she kept going. Eventually, she landed her dream job—leading the biostatistics lab for human health and performance at NASA.
Peter A. Parker Receives Gerald Hahn Award
Parker is a renowned NASA expert and recognized leader in the statistics field.
DATAWorks 2021 to Focus on Statistical Approaches in Defense, Aerospace
The ASA’s Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security will sponsor the sixth annual Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop April 12–14 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.
DATAWorks 2018 Focuses on Rigorous Statistical Approaches in Defense and Aerospace
The ASA’s Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security sponsored an inaugural Defense and Aerospace Test and Analysis Workshop (DATAWorks) March 20–22. Analysts from across the Department of Defense and NASA met with leading academics, shared best practices, and gained new ideas.
Obituary: Charles Perry Jr.
Charles R. Perry Jr. died peacefully at home in Fairfax, Virginia, May 8, 2018, at the age of 81.
CHANCE Special Issue Focuses on Challenge of Climate Change
Climate change is the environmental challenge of our and the next generation, writes CHANCE editor Scott Evans. The current issue features eight articles and an editorial—authored by members of the ASA’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy—that discuss climate change and its impact.